Quotes

The great actors we had came from actor/manager theaters. Not only did they create a team, they were the generals working with the soldiers.

The BBC is meant to represent values - honesty, decency, values - ITV is not. Why should they compete? ITV does that stinking, sodding Coronation Street (1960) until you get brained out. Then the BBC comes out with that stinky, slobbing, clichéd, mindless, moronic EastEnders (1985).

In London, nobody comments on what you wear - they think that's not important to you or your state of well-being.

I'm very resistant to most forms of theater.

A great opera house isn't run by a director, but by a great administrator.

Writing is an antidote for loneliness.

The mainstream is generally garbage. Look at the heavily subsidized theaters.

I remember in my younger days questioning what life means. Finding a place like the Berkoff Performing Arts Centre, I found myself as a person. Having a place like this sowed the seeds of the man I think I am today. A place like this is the first step in changing the life of a person. There's something about theatre that draws people together because it's something connected with the human soul. All over the UK, the performing arts links people with a shared humanity as a way to open the doors to the mysteries of life. We should never underestimate the power of the theatre. It educates, informs, enlightens and humanises us all.